I have a trickle charge battery charger. I usually charge the battery overnight about once a month. Is that
good enough . I hear you guys mention a tender. Is that a unit that is hooked up and left on indefinitly. thanks guys

 

If you ride the bike on a regular basis then there is no need to charge the battery.

 

Go to compitition accesories http://www.compacc.com/and order a Battery Tender. I think they are the cheepest about $34.95. Hook up the tender to your battery. It will keep it charged all winter. No need to unhook it untill you want to ride. Then hook it back up untill another day.

 

You can get whats called a pigtail. Ithooks to the battery and the connector can be put unseen under the seat area and just plug in without hassle. The battery tender will tell you if the battery is charged or not by a red or green light.

 

Save your money. You're doing fine.

 

A Battery Tender will greatly increase the life of your battery.Before Tenders 3 or 4 yrs, after6 or more.Also leave battery in bike during storage.

 

Yes, a battery tender will do just that. It will tend to the battery without your having to disconnect and re-connect. It will turn off and on automatically as needed.

 

If I am not going to be riding the bike for a extended period of time....say more than 2 months, then I like to remove the battery from the bike.....clean up the terminals and coat them with grease.....and put the battery on the shelf with a tender on it. If the bike is just in "stand by" mode.....like when I dont ride it for a few weeks or so, I will just hook up a trickle charger with a timer on it, and let it charge for two hours once a week or so, just to keep it topped up. When I bought my FLHX back in October the dealer installed a pig-tail for a battery tender on the bike for me, and thats perfect, because I will ride all year around, but may go two or three weeks at a time without running the bike, and with the alarm and memory for the radio and stuff the battery will run down if I dont hook a tender to it.

 

We have two bikes that stay outside. I hook up the Battery Tender if the temp is going to be below 40 during the night and the next night hook it up to the other bike.

 

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